money-love

English

Alternative forms
  • money love, moneylove

Etymology

From money +‎ love. Compare Old English feohlufu (“the love of money”, literally “money-love”).

Noun

money-love (uncountable)

  1. The desire, love, or avarice for money and/or wealth; love of money.
    • 2007, John A. Walker, The Zephyrman:
      Most of the Jungle Bar people ignored the Money—lovers. They thought they were out of their heads on money—love all the time.
    • 2007, Dr. Aaron E. Lavender, Are you a Full Gospel Christian?:
      This passage reveals what money-love really is. A root is hidden in the evil; what it is we eventually see from the growth it sends up (snares and temptations). Money-love produces many hurts, worries, pains of conscience, and hurtful temptations which result in spiritual drifting.
    • 2008, R. C. H. Lenski, Interpretation of St Paul's Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon:
      The predicate naturally lacks the article so that we should not stress either "a root" or "the root." Money-love is "root of all the evils"; [...]
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